Global Patent Index - EP 2241938 B1

EP 2241938 B1 20190612 - Image forming apparatus having recording sheet surface detection

Title (en)

Image forming apparatus having recording sheet surface detection

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung mit Erkennung der Aufzeichnungsblattoberfläche

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images avec détection de la surface de feuille d'enregistrement

Publication

EP 2241938 B1 20190612 (EN)

Application

EP 10159538 A 20100409

Priority

JP 2009098145 A 20090414

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2241938A1] An image forming apparatus for detecting surface conditions of a recording sheet on which an image is formed, includes a light source (42A,42B) that emits a first light beam and a second light beam, an image capture device (43A,43B) configured to capture a first image of the surface (44SA,44SB) of the recording sheet illuminated with the first light beam and a second image of the surface of the recording sheet illuminated with the second light beam. A straight line including a ray in a center of the first light beam and a straight line including a ray in a center of the second light beam intersect with each other, when each straight line is projected on the surface of the recording sheet, and information about the unevenness on the surface of the recording sheet is detected based on the first image and the second image.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B41J 11/009 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/00 (2013.01 - KR); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/607 (2013.01 - US); G03G 21/00 (2013.01 - KR); G06T 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); G03G 2215/00616 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00751 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2241938 A1 20101020; EP 2241938 B1 20190612; CN 101866126 A 20101020; CN 101866126 B 20121219; CN 102937782 A 20130220; CN 102937782 B 20160106; EP 3537222 A1 20190911; EP 3537222 B1 20220511; JP 2010266432 A 20101125; JP 2012181555 A 20120920; JP 5025756 B2 20120912; JP 5456098 B2 20140326; KR 101272125 B1 20130610; KR 101272126 B1 20130610; KR 20100113982 A 20101022; KR 20130008489 A 20130122; US 2010259772 A1 20101014; US 2014037310 A1 20140206; US 8582116 B2 20131112; US 8908193 B2 20141209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10159538 A 20100409; CN 201010164243 A 20100414; CN 201210455685 A 20100414; EP 19162355 A 20100409; JP 2010089581 A 20100408; JP 2012135441 A 20120615; KR 20100033095 A 20100412; KR 20120136076 A 20121128; US 201314046793 A 20131004; US 75445410 A 20100405